“She
hurries away. He gazes after her. Now she is out of sight, Lizzie
collapses on a stone wall. She is utterly undone. She clutches at
herself, trying to draw breath into her winded soul. A herd of cattle
pass, she stands and walks in the opposite direction.”
Do not be fooled by its commonplace appearance. Like so many things, it is not what is outside, but what is inside that counts. This is no ordinary lamp. It once changed the course of a young man’s life; a young man who, like this lamp, was more than what he seemed: adiamondintherough.
“Some people think I’m mad to live in the deep. I think that they are the ones who are mad. Not me, the one who is mad, it’s them. It’s a nice life, simple life. It’s away from the hustle and bustle, all the stuff that you don’t want.”
‘Now, Sam,’ said Frodo, ‘don’t hinder me! The others will
be coming back at any minute. If they catch me here, I shall
have to argue and explain, and I shall never have the heart
or the chance to get off. But I must go at once. It’s the only
way.’
‘Of course it is,’ answered Sam. ‘But not alone. I’m coming
too, or neither of us isn’t going. I’ll knock holes in all the
boats first.’
